Telemachus goes to see Eumaeus and he meets the beggar. Telemachus talks to Eumaeus and asks him to take his side against the suitors. Athena turns Odysseus back into himself and he talks to Telemachus. They cry at first then plan to hide all of the weapons from the suitors and then put them all in a room and kill them. Athena turns Odysseus back into the beggar so that no one else will discover that he is Odysseus.
Major Themes: (Breana)
Page 212- disguise. He was disguised as an old man/ stranger.
Page 220-221- loyalty. Eurymachus tries to comfort Penelope.
Page 221- disguise. Athene turned Odysseus back into the old man
Page 215- Homeric hero. When Telemachus and Odysseus start to cry.
Locations Traveled: (Raina)Page-
Ithaca
Eumaeus' Hut
Study Guide Questions:
Why does Telemachus go to visit Eumaeus? (Madi)
To see his father.
Why is Telemachus mortified at receiving the stranger in his home? (Madi)
.
Because there is a stranger in his house.
What does he offer the stranger instead? (Madi)
Clothes
What does Telemachus ask Eumaeus to do? (Madi)
Help him fight the Suitors.
To whom does Athene appear? (Madi)
Odysseus
What does she tell Odysseus to do?(Jourdan)
He must discuss with Telemachus how they will get rid of the suitors.
How many suitors are there? (Jourdan) 118
How do they plan to defeat the suitors? (Jourdan)
Odysseus will be disguised as a beggar, and Telemachus must calmly ask the suitors to stop their wild behaviour. They will trap them in a room and start to kill them.
One of the suitors calls an assembly – what do they discuss here? (Jourdan) They are talking about Telemachus and his expedition, and how he bypassed their plans.
Why does Athene turn Odysseus back into an old man? (Jourdan)
She doesn't want the swineherd to reconize him.
Chapter 16 - Odysseus Meets His Son
Summary: (Angelina)
Telemachus goes to see Eumaeus and he meets the beggar. Telemachus talks to Eumaeus and asks him to take his side against the suitors. Athena turns Odysseus back into himself and he talks to Telemachus. They cry at first then plan to hide all of the weapons from the suitors and then put them all in a room and kill them. Athena turns Odysseus back into the beggar so that no one else will discover that he is Odysseus.Major Themes: (Breana)
Page 212- disguise. He was disguised as an old man/ stranger.
Page 220-221- loyalty. Eurymachus tries to comfort Penelope.
Page 221- disguise. Athene turned Odysseus back into the old man
Page 215- Homeric hero. When Telemachus and Odysseus start to cry.
Locations Traveled: (Raina)Page-
Ithaca
Eumaeus' Hut
Study Guide Questions:
Why does Telemachus go to visit Eumaeus? (Madi)To see his father.
Why is Telemachus mortified at receiving the stranger in his home? (Madi)
.
Because there is a stranger in his house.
What does he offer the stranger instead? (Madi)
Clothes
What does Telemachus ask Eumaeus to do? (Madi)
Help him fight the Suitors.
To whom does Athene appear? (Madi)
Odysseus
What does she tell Odysseus to do? (Jourdan)
He must discuss with Telemachus how they will get rid of the suitors.
How many suitors are there? (Jourdan)
118
How do they plan to defeat the suitors? (Jourdan)
Odysseus will be disguised as a beggar, and Telemachus must calmly ask the suitors to stop their wild behaviour. They will trap them in a room and start to kill them.
One of the suitors calls an assembly – what do they discuss here? (Jourdan)
They are talking about Telemachus and his expedition, and how he bypassed their plans.
Why does Athene turn Odysseus back into an old man? (Jourdan)
She doesn't want the swineherd to reconize him.